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ACC 310FLower division3 credit hours

ACC 310F Foundations of Accounting

Since 2011, ACC 310F has averaged 3.16 with 25% A’s. In Spring 2026 it averaged 3.32, about the same as other undergraduate ACC classes that term.

Registration details

Before you register

Listed for Spring 2027 · UT’s published schedule

UT prerequisites and restrictions
Who can take it
Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.

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Catalog edition
2026–27
Class hours a week
3
Grading
Letter grade or pass/fail, your choice
Repeat for credit
No

Grade distribution

Spring 2026: 791 letter grades, 3.32 average GPA, 33% A’s, 2 sections

Bars show the selected term. Short lines show all terms combined.

Grade counts
GradeStudentsShareAll terms
A25932.7%24.6%
A−21026.5%19.2%
B+8010.1%15.7%
B678.5%11.9%
B−698.7%10.4%
C+253.2%6.3%
C313.9%4.0%
C−222.8%3.1%
D+70.9%1.5%
D20.3%0.9%
D−10.1%0.7%
F182.3%1.8%
Q, W, CR, and others90Not in the average

How have grades changed?

UT’s grade reports show 46 terms from Summer 2011 to Summer 2026 (15 falls, 15 springs, and 16 summers).

Spring 2026 3.32 average · 33% A’s · 791 grades
ACC 310F average GPAAll undergraduate ACC classesLetter grades each term
Grades by term
TermSectionsLetter gradesAverage GPAA’s
Summer 20261942.9226.6%
Spring 202627913.3232.7%
Fall 202521,0053.2321.9%
Summer 202511223.3927.9%
Spring 202521,0203.3420.7%
Fall 202421,0363.4032.1%
Summer 202411243.2123.4%
Spring 202429733.1729.0%
Fall 202321,0373.3541.2%
Summer 202311092.9837.6%
Spring 202329923.0327.1%
Fall 202228373.0125.7%
Summer 20221912.8730.8%
Spring 202228043.0326.5%
Fall 202128602.8823.1%
Summer 202111063.1734.0%
Spring 202135263.3838.2%
Fall 202048523.0726.2%
Summer 202012063.0922.8%
Spring 202047093.5845.1%
Fall 201941,1543.0320.2%
Summer 20191982.7820.4%
Spring 201941,1533.0820.1%
Fall 201851,1263.1021.1%
Summer 201811282.8621.1%
Spring 201851,2123.0114.8%
Fall 201751,4693.0513.5%
Summer 201711462.9017.8%
Spring 201741,5903.1814.5%
Fall 201651,5823.1619.7%
Summer 201611993.0514.1%
Spring 201641,3683.4436.6%
Fall 201541,2633.2630.8%
Summer 201521963.2132.7%
Spring 201541,0783.1826.8%
Fall 201451,1113.1526.9%
Summer 201422063.1128.2%
Spring 201441,1413.1223.4%
Fall 201339683.0214.7%
Summer 201321762.789.7%
Spring 201339053.1421.9%
Fall 201239173.1426.0%
Summer 201221483.1126.4%
Spring 201238913.0824.4%
Fall 201139163.1219.2%
Summer 201121532.8711.8%

What’s ACC 310F about?

An introduction to financial and managerial accounting, with emphasis on the content, interpretation, and uses of accounting reports. Discussion of the determination and reporting of net income and financial position, and the theories underlying business financial statements; consideration of managerial accounting topics designed to extend the student's knowledge to the planning and controlling of the operations of the firm. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Prepare for class

  • Financial statements
  • Net income
  • Financial position
  • Managerial planning

Review · Review the difference between revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities.

Self-check · A shop borrows $1,000 in cash. What happens to assets, liabilities, and net income at that moment?

Show the answer

Cash and the loan balance both rise by $1,000. Borrowing increases the balance sheet totals while net income stays the same.

Source for the course topics

Instructors and course documents

Open a term for section numbers and syllabi.

Fall 2018 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2018 · May Wang · 2 sections
Summer 2018 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Spring 2018 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Spring 2018 · May Wang · 2 sections
Fall 2017 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Earlier terms and instructors (35)
Fall 2017 · May Wang · 1 section
Summer 2017 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Spring 2017 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Spring 2017 · May Wang · 1 section
Fall 2016 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2016 · May Wang · 2 sections
Summer 2016 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Spring 2016 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Spring 2016 · Stephen Limberg · 1 section
Fall 2015 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2015 · Stephen Limberg · 1 section
Summer 2015 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Summer 2015 · Stephen Smith · 1 section
Spring 2015 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Spring 2015 · Stephen Limberg · 1 section
Fall 2014 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2014 · Stephen Limberg · 1 section
Fall 2014 · Stephen Smith · 1 section
Summer 2014 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Summer 2014 · Stephen Smith · 1 section
Spring 2014 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Spring 2014 · Stephen Smith · 1 section
Fall 2013 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Summer 2013 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Summer 2013 · Douglas Devidal · 1 section
Spring 2013 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2012 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Summer 2012 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Summer 2012 · Douglas Devidal · 1 section
Spring 2012 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2011 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Summer 2011 · David Verduzco · 1 section
Summer 2011 · Douglas Devidal · 1 section
Spring 2011 · David Verduzco · 3 sections
Fall 2010 · David Verduzco · 3 sections

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Instructor evaluations

UT posts its course evaluation results as one public list per term. Open a term and look for ACC 310F in it: Spring 2026 · Fall 2025 · Summer 2025 · Spring 2025.

UT’s CES ratings search · Results before Fall 2022 · Syllabi and evaluations for ACC 310F

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What comes before and after?

Courses named by UT

See the registration information above.

This class

ACC 310FFoundations of Accounting3.16

Leads to

FIN 320FFoundations of Finance3.14R E 358Introduction to Real Estate and Urban Land Development3.57NTR 355MAdvanced Food Systems Management3.65ACC 334MHealthcare Accounting3.17ACC 332FTopics in Foundations of AccountingB A 178FIndependent Research in Foundations of Business Administration
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B A 352FInternship in Foundations of Business AdministrationB A 378FIndependent Research in Foundations of Business AdministrationURB 325RIntroduction to Real Estate and Urban Land Development

Sources

The Spring 2027 listing comes from UT’s printed schedule, checked November 9, 2026.

Class details come from UT’s Accounting catalog page, 2026–27 edition, checked October 27, 2026. Match requirements to your own catalog and degree plan.

Grades come from UT’s grade dashboard, updated October 27, 2026. UT leaves out some small classes to protect students’ privacy.

Each letter grade counts once. A− has its own bar. Subject averages cover the same subject, level, and term, including this class. How the averages are calculated.

Instructors and syllabus links come from UT’s public syllabus index, checked October 27, 2026.

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By Sulayman Bowles · Grade data updated